"My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence..." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“Iron necessity is a thing which in the course of history men come to see as neither iron nor necessary.”

“Bad cooks - and the utter lack of reason in the kitchen - have delayed human development longest and impaired it most.”

“truths are illusions of which one has forgotten that they are illusions, metaphors that have become worn-out and deprived of their sensuous force, coins that have lost their imprint and are now no longer seen as coins but as metal.”

“...in the end every one stands alone, and the important thing is who it is that stands alone.”

“Ordinary people don't know how much books can mean to someone who's cooped up.”

“Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment”

“Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad.”

“The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to you.”

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”